Device for tying baling wires



Aug. 29, 1950 1.. E. FRASER DEVICE FOR TYING BALING WIRES 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Dec. 21, 1,948

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' g 4 Claims. (01. 1o 0--20) The present invention relates to improvements in baling machines primarily adapted for baling hay, straw, and the like material.

The primary object of this invention is to provide a means for automatically and continuously tying bales with binding wires. 1

Yet another object of this invention is toprovide an improved bale Wire tying machinewhich automatically will tie the free ends of the binding wire or wires which have been passed around the bale and upon completion of the tie, sever the tied wires from the source of supply.

And a still further object of this. invention is to provide in a baling machine having a frame, a baling chamber, a reciprocating plunger and means for operating said plunger; a means for automatically and continuously tying bales comprising feed spools of wire carried by the frame, means for gripping and urging the wire about the bales, means for twisting and severing the wire after it has enveloped the bales, and means for synchronously operating said gripping means and said twisting and severing means whereby said gripping means is retract d immediately after the wire has been twisted and severed.

These, together with various ancillary objects and features of the invention which will later become apparent as the following description proceeds, are attained by the device, a preferred embodiment of which has been illustrated by way of example only in the accompanying drawings,

wherein:

Figure 1 is a top plan view of a baling machine incorporating th tier of the instant invention; Figure 2 is a side elevational View of the baling machine, some parts being broken away to show Figure 4 is a view similar to Figure 3 showing r,

the gripping arm moved into position to engage the twisting and tying mechanism; a

- Figure 5 is a sectional view taken substantially in the plane of section line 5'5 of Figure 4;

Figure 6 is a sectional View similar to that shown in Figure 5 illustrating the approach of the gripping arm to the twisting mechanism;

Figure 7 is a sectional view taken substantially in the plane of section line 1-'l of Figure 2;

Figure 8 is a sectional view taken substantially in the plane of section line B- 8 of Figure 5; Figure 9 is a fragmentary plan view of one of the gripping arms taken from the planeof s ction line 9'9 of Figure 6, some parts being shown in section;

Figure 10is a sectional view taken substantially in the plane of section line Illl0 of Figure 6;

Figure 11 is a sectional view taken substantially on the plane of section line i l,l l of Figure 9;

Figure 12 is a perspective view of the twisting and severing mechanism; and

Figure 13 is a view similar to that shown in Figure 12 illustrating the twisting of the wire.

' Specific reference is now made to the drawings. .-In the several views in the accompanying drawings and in the following specification reference characters, indicate corresponding elements throughout,

Indicated generally at m is a baling machine of conventional design and construction having a frame l2 carried on wheels 14 for receiving hay or other material [6 from a chute I8. The frame l2 includesupper longitudinally extending frame members 20 and 22 and lower frame members 24, the upper and lower members being interconnected by crossbraces. Rotatably journaled in suitable bearings carried by the fram member 20 and 22 is a transversely extending rotatable axle 26 which carries a pulley 23 at one end for engaging a belt (not shown) for driving engagement with a motor (not shown). The axle 26 is provided with an elongated gear 39 which drives, in a manner to be set forth hereinafter a piston rod 32 to which is pivoted a piston 34. The piston 34, th refore, constitutes a reciprocating plunger working within the baling chamber for compressing the hay and other material into a bale. I

Pivotally secured to the sides of the frame as as 35 is a pair of substantially L-shaped arms 38, the shorter leg of which is provided with spaced extensions 42 having longitudinally ex tending slits 44 for receiving the baling wire 45. Pivoted to the top of each of the extensions, as at 48, is a latch 50 which opens inwardly of the slit 4-4 and is urged outwardly to a closed position by means of a spring 52. n Thus the wire gripped by the extensions 42 can freely enter but cannot leave theslits 44. A spring 54 is terminally secured to the arms 38 adjacent'the pivot 36 and to the other sideof the frame for normally urging the arms inwardly across the frame and towards the wire twisting mechanism soon to'be described. The wire twisting and severing mechanism is best shown in Figures 12 and 13, it being understood that there is one mechanism for each arm 38. The mechanism consists of a housing 56 having an outwardly tapered opening 58 at its forward end. Secured to the top and bottom of the housing and extending to its forward end is spools I -2F carried. on the side frames bx appro priate brackets.

Extending radially from the bore 63 to the end 7 of the gear wheel '85 is a wire receiving slit 12. Secured to the sides of the gear wheel. aresid'e plates 14 having radially extending slits 16 aligned with the slit 72. The plates 14 have upturned wire engaging fingers 18 at. their slitted'ends. One of the plates 14 is centrally tapered to provide knife edges 80 for grooving the wires 46 and 16 passing therethrough. Secured to thesides 0f the housing 3: adjacent the plates F14: are further plates 82- having arcuate recesses &4 for: a purpose to be later described. 7

A driving means is provided for synchnoncusly operating the pivoted gripptng arms 38: and the twisting mechanism-whiohwilt be described hereinafter. The gear 30- mesheswith a pair of rcla tively large gears 86 and 88 secured together adjacent their peripheral edge by a pinion (not sprocket we is a cam we anda shield l dfi car rieel -by the frame as at MS envelopestha chain PM to protect the latter. Thus it will beseen that the pulley 28 driven from a motor mot shown) rcciprocates the piston 34 to pack matezriaf Hi against the wire and at the same time drives the cam Hi6- whi'eh abuts the pivoted arm 38 to urge the latter in and out across the, frame towards and away from the twisting-=- mechani'sm 5E.

Securecl' to the shaft lMadjacent the cam WE is a bevel gear H2 which meshesa. further bevel gear H4 carried on a transverse shaft H 6 supported on the frame by bearings M5; 7 The other end of the shaft H6 carrie a further bevel gear IZit which meshes a bevei gear: L22 carriedon the shaft 524 Positioned on shaft m" is a sprocket 25; which engages a. chain as entrained over a lowersprocket E26 carried-on shaftfiwdrivingly connected to the upp r twisting mechanism 5%". Beside-sprocket fifl on shaft 64 is a further sprocket tea which engages a chain r32, which is further entrained over: 31 kot-hci: sprocket- !64 carried on a lower-shaft which drives the lower twisting mechanism, it being understood that-there aretwo gripping arms 38 and twotwisting mechanisms 58. V

In practicaloperation, the wire Ell passes through the axial bores in the two twisting mech anisms and the reciprocating pistonforces the material to be baled up against the wire 10; as shown in Figure 4. In this position, the wire is the'portion 46 of the Wire wh-ichis received in groove;

4 the slit 44 of the arms. The arms carrying the wire 46 enter the opening 58 of the twisting mechanisms with the extensions 42 entering the recesses 84 of the side plates 82. As the gear 66 turns, the upturned fingers i8 engage the wire 4'6 to move the latter into the radial slit [2 as shown in Figure 5, the wire portions 46 and I0 lying, parallel to each other. Further turning of the gear 6.6, twists the wires relative to each other as shown in Figure 13 while the knife edges 8!] groove the wires. Since the wires cannot leave the slit 44 because of the one way latch 5!], retraction of the arms 38 will cause the latch to engage the twisted wires and sever them at the When the arms 38 are fully retracted to; the position. shown in Figure 3, the piston begins to compress and force the material I6 against the wire 10 once again and at the end of its stroke, the arms 38 again engage the twisting and severing. mechanisms 56 to: repeat; the cycle.

It should be remembered that while two gripping arms and two twisting andsevering mechanisms have been described, one of each means may be employed to advantage if desired.

In view of the foregoin description taken. in conjunction with the accompanying drawings it is believed that a clear understanding. of. the device will be. quite apparent to those skilled this art. A more detailed description. is accordingly deemedunnecessary- I It is to be understood, however, that. even though thereis herein shown and. descriheda preferred embodiment of the invention the same is susceptibleto. certain changes hilly compreheaded by the: spirit of the invention; as herein described and the scopeo-f theappended claims.

Having-described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

I. Ina baling machine having a frame, a bat.- i-ng chamber, a. reciprocating plunger and means for operating saidplunger; a means for automatically and continuously tying bales comprising feed spools of wire: carried by the frame, for gripping and urging thewire about. the hale-s, means for twisting and severing the. wire after it enveloped the; bales, and means for: syn: chronously: operating said gripping. means and said twisting and severing means whereby said gripping means is. retracted. immediate after the wir has been twisted and severed, said; tor operating said"; gripping; and twisting means including a. shaft mounted longitudinally said frame and 'operatively connectedto saidtutistihg means, a; shait mounted; transversely on. said frame, gear means drivingly connecting one end of said transverse shaft tasaidi longitudinal shaft, an endless chain driven by said pin-nger operating means, a sprocket driven by said. cha-ir1-,, gear means. interconnecting; said; sprocket. the other end otsaid'transverse shaft, a shaft mounted on said frame and securing said: smash st, and acam carried-by said; iiurthsn-shatt; for operating said grippingz means;

2; The ccmbinatihn oft. claim 1, wherein said gripping means. incliudeszan. army pivoted to said frame; a receiving slit atjthe firee end of and a. spring'umgedilatch for" retaining the wire? in. the; slit.

3;. The. combination. oi claim: 2,. wherein said twisting and severing means. ludesa housing; means torreceiving a. portion. of said wre. gripping means.,. a. cylindrical. member rotatable: in said. honsingzihaiving; an. axial. bore for receiving a portion of the wire, a radial open-end slot in 5 said member extending to said axial bore, and means carried by said cylindrical member for engaging and urging that .portion of the wire carried by said wire gripping means toward said axial bore whereby said portions of the wire are twisted and then severed.

4. The combination of claim 3, wherein said last-named means includes a pair of plates secured to said cylindrical member having radially extending slits and including upturned wire en gaging fingers on said plates at the open-ends of said slits.

LESTER E. FRASER.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Number Name Date Wood Aug. 2, 188'? Koontz Jan. 24, 1922 Kane Oct. 18, 1949 FOREIGN PATENTS Country Date Germany May 5, 1920 

